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Luke 20:25

And he said unto them, Render therefore unto Caesar the things which be Caesar’s, and unto God the things which be God’s.

KJV

ὁ δὲ εἶπεν πρὸς αὐτούς· τοίνυν ἀπόδοτε τὰ Καίσαρος Καίσαρι καὶ τὰ τοῦ θεοῦ τῷ θεῷ.

Greek NT

Et ait illis : Reddite ergo quæ sunt Cæsaris, Cæsari : et quæ sunt Dei, Deo.

Vulgate

And he said unto them, Then render unto Cæsar the things that are Cæsar’s, and unto God the things that are God’s.

ASV

And he said to them: Render therefore to Caesar the things, that are Caesar's: and to God the things that are God's.

Douay-Rheims

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In the original Greek

10 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.

Καῖσαρ
kaisar
noun · 29×
αὐτός
autos
pronoun · 5564×
δέ
de
conjunction · 2781×
θεός
theos
noun · 1311×
καί
kai
conjunction · 8973×
λέγω
lego
verb · 2256×
πρός
pros
preposition · 697×
τοίνυν
toinun
particle · 3×
ἀποδίδωμι
apodidomi
verb · 48×
o
article · 19778×

Textual variants

1 variant unit attested by manuscript witnesses and modern critical editions.

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SBLGNT: πρὸς αὐτούς Τοίνυν ἀπόδοτε · | WH/Treg/NIV: πρὸς αὐτούς Τοίνυν ἀπόδοτε | RP: αὐτοῖς Ἀπόδοτε τοίνυν
  • πρὸς αὐτούς Τοίνυν ἀπόδοτε ·SBLGNT
  • πρὸς αὐτούς Τοίνυν ἀπόδοτεWestcott-Hort, Tregelles, Reader's GNT (NA27)
  • αὐτοῖς Ἀπόδοτε τοίνυνRobinson-Pierpont
source: sblgnt-apparatus

Historic Christian voices

2 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • 1Pet 2:13 — Submit yourselves to every ordinance of man for the Lord’s sake: whether it be to the king, as supreme;
  • Eccl 8:5 — Whoso keepeth the commandment shall feel no evil thing: and a wise man’s heart discerneth both time and judgment.
  • Mal 3:8 — Will a man rob God? Yet ye have robbed me. But ye say, Wherein have we robbed thee? In tithes and offerings.
  • Rom 13:6 — For for this cause pay ye tribute also: for they are God’s ministers, attending continually upon this very thing.
  • Rom 13:7 — Render therefore to all their dues: tribute to whom tribute is due; custom to whom custom; fear to whom fear; honour to whom honour.